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Table 1 Overview of the theme and categories

From: Public health nurses’ experiences working with children who are next of kin: a qualitative study

Theme

Lack of guidelines and routines among public health nurses working with children who are next of kin

Categories

• Identifying children who are next of kin was incidental

• Public health nurses must be observant and willing to act

• Communication is an important tool

• Follow up over time is not always provided